University of Richmond

Dr. Catherine L. Bagwell

Associate Professor of Psychology
G28-A Richmond Hall
Office: (804) 289-8131
Fax: (804) 287-1905

Teaching:
Child Development
Developmental Psychopathology

Research:
Childen's friendships
Aggression and victimization by peers
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Psychosocial adjustment in emerging adulthood

Education:
Ph.D. - Duke University
B.S. - University of Richmond

Selected Publications:

Books:

Mayes, B. R., Bagwell, C. L., & Erkulwater, J. E.  (2009).  Medicating children: ADHD and the politics of mental health.  Cambridge, MA:  Harvard University Press.

Articles: 

Mayes, B. R., Bagwell, C. L., & Erkulwater, J. E.  (2008).  ADHD and the rise in stimulant use among children.  Harvard Review of Psychiatry, 16, 151-166.

Schmidt, M. E., & Bagwell, C. L.  (2007).  The protective role of friendships in overtly and relationally victimized boys and girls.  Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 53, 439-460. 

Bagwell, C. L., Molina, B. S. G., Kashdan, T. B., Pelham, W. E., & Hoza, B.  (2006).  Anxiety and mood disorders in adolescents with childhood Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 14, 178-187.

Adams, R. E., Bukowski, W. M., & Bagwell, C. L.  (2005).  Stability of aggression during early adolescence as moderated by reciprocated friendship status and friend's aggression.  International Journal of Behavioral Development, 29, 139-145.

Knouse, L. E., Bagwell, C. L., Barkley, R. A., & Murphy, K. R.  (2005).  Accuracy of self-evaluation in adults with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.  Journal of Attention Disorders, 8, 221-234.

Bagwell, C. L., Bender, S. E., Andreassi, C. L., Kinoshita, T. L., Montarello, S. A., & Muller, J. G.  (2005).  Friendship quality and perceived relationship changes predict psychosocial adjustment in early adulthood.  Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 22, 235-254.

Bagwell, C. L.  (2004).  Friendships, peer networks, and antisocial behavior.  In J. B. Kupersmidt & K. A. Dodge (Eds.), Children’s peer relations:  Assessment, development, and intervention (pp. 37-57).  Washington, DC:  American Psychological Association Press.

Bagwell, C. L., & Coie, J. D.  (2004).  The best friendships of aggressive boys:  Relationship quality, conflict management, and rule-breaking behavior.  Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 88, 5-24.

Bagwell, C. L., Molina, B. S. G., Pelham, W. E., & Hoza, B.  (2001).  Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and problems in peer relations:  Predictions from childhood to adolescence.  Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 40, 1285-1292.

Bagwell, C. L., Schmidt, M. E., Newcomb, A. F., & Bukowski, W. M.  (2001).  Friendship and peer rejection as predictors of adult adjustment.  In D. W. Nangle & C. A., Erdley (Eds.), New Directions for child and adolescent development:  The role of friendship in psychological adjustment (pp. 25-49).  San Francisco, CA:  Jossey-Bass. 

Bagwell, C. L., Coie, J., Terry, R., & Lochman, J. (2000) Peer Clique Participation and Social Status in Preadolescence. Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, v. 46.

Bagwell, C. L. (1998) Preadolescent friendship and peer rejection as predictors of adult adjustment. Child Development, v. 69.

Newcomb, A., & Bagwell, C. L. (1997) Collaborative Learning in an Introduction to Psychological science laboratory: Undergraduate teaching fellows teach to learn. Teaching of Psychology, v. 24, Issue 2, 88-95.

Bagwell, C. L. (1995) Children's friendship relations: A meta-analytic review. Psychological Bulletin, v. 117.

Book Chapters

Bagwell, C. L.  (2004).  Friendships, peer networks, and antisocial behavior.  In J. B. Kupersmidt & K. A. Dodge (Eds.), Children's Peer Relations: From Development to Intervention.  Washington, DC: American Psychological Association Press.

Bagwell, C. L., Schmidt, M. E., Newcomb, A. F., & Bukowski, W. M.  (2001).  Friendship and peer rejection as predictors of adult adjustment.  In D. W. Nangle & C. A., Erdley (Eds.), New Directions for child and adolescent development:  The role of friendship in psychological adjustment (pp. 25-49).  San Francisco, CA:  Jossey-Bass. 

Bagwell, C. L., & Coie, J. D.  (2000).  Peer relations and the prevention of serious conduct problems.  In W. B. Hansen, S. M. Giles, & M. D. Fearnow-Kenney (Eds.), Improving prevention effectiveness (pp. 181-190).  Greensboro, NC:  Tanglewood Research.

Coie, J. D., Miller-Johnson, S., & Bagwell, C. L.  (2000).  Prevention science.  In A. J. Sameroff, M. Lewis, & S. M. Miller (Eds.), Handbook of developmental psychopathology (2nd ed.).  New York:  Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers.

Coie, J. D., & Bagwell, C. L.  (1999).  School-based social predictors of serious adolescent psychopathology and dysfunction:  Implications for prevention.  In D. Cicchetti & S. L. Toth (Eds.), Rochester Symposium on Developmental Psychopathology:  Vol. 10.  Developmental approaches to prevention and intervention.  Rochester, NY:  University of Rochester Press.

Newcomb, A. F., Bukowski, W. M., & Bagwell, C. L.  (1999).  Knowing the sounds:  Friendship as a developmental context.  In W. A. Collins & B. Laursen (Eds.), Relationships as developmental contexts29th Minnesota Symposium on Child Psychology (pp. 63-84).  Hillsdale, NJ:  Erlbaum.

Newcomb, A. F., & Bagwell, C. L.  (1996).  The developmental significance of children’s friendship relations.  In W. M. Bukowski, A. F. Newcomb, & W. W. Hartup (Eds.), The company they keep:  Friendship in childhood and adolescence (pp. 289-321).  New York:  Cambridge University Press.